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Can some show me if there is a video or docs on how to set up a top level navigation and a secondary side navigation. I want the client to be able to add pages from a template and these additional pages should appear in a side nav. I have set a template for the page, but I am unsure how to set up the side navigation. Thanks.
Ian Gordon

Ian Gordon 1 points

  • 5 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

To get your top level navigation:

perch_pages_navigation([
    'levels' => 1,
]);

For your second level:

perch_pages_navigation([
    'from-path' => '*',
    'from-level' => 1,
]);
Ian Gordon

Ian Gordon 1 points

5 years ago

Thanks Drew... I have this

<?php perch_pages_navigation(array('navgroup' => 'sidenav','template'=>'sidenav.html'));?>

I have 'sidenav.html' in the navigation directory, would this be correct? Should the navigation also be shared content?
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

Do you need to use a nav group here?
Ian Gordon

Ian Gordon 1 points

5 years ago

No I suppose... I was thinking that navgroup then defined .. ah so should it be ?

<?php perch_pages_navigation(array('sidenav' ,'template'=>'sidenav.html'));?>
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

No, that was right as you had it - if you really need a navigation group. I'm not sure that it's the right tool for the job from what you've described.

Did you try my suggestions?
Ian Gordon

Ian Gordon 1 points

5 years ago

Thanks Drew, Top Level Works well. The sidenav would contain links to various Projects, so would be new pages created by client from a template. I thought I would need to create a separate template in navigation to accommodate the new pages? Having a rethink on how to do this , thanks for the guidance as always